C&R · II · 245
CZ vz. 50
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 9 ↗
Czechoslovakian, CZ50, pistol, cal. 7.65mm.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1950–1970.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)Basis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka, Strakonice and Uherský BrodBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- .32 ACPBasis: outside reference ³
- Made
- c. 1950–1970production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 9 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Vz. 50” ↗, maker: produced initially at Strakonice and later at Uherský Brod
- 2. Wikipedia, “Vz. 50” ↗, years: post-WWII design; manufacture ended 1970 (replaced by vz. 70)
- 3. Wikipedia, “Vz. 50” ↗, calibers: chambered in .32 ACP
- 4. Wikipedia, “Vz. 50” ↗, service: mostly to Ministry of the Interior police; user: Syrian Arab Army
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- 2 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
- Data-trust reviewMaker: Česká zbrojovka, Strakonice → Česká zbrojovka, Strakonice and Uherský Brod. Wikipedia: made first at Strakonice and later at Uherský Brod
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “CZ50Side1.jpg” by RollingThunder90, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “vz. 50”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Vz. 50 is a Czechoslovak made double-action, semi-automatic pistol. Vz is an abbreviation of the Czech term "vzor" meaning model.